V → I – the strongest harmonic resolution, dominant moving to tonic. The most fundamental cadence in Western music (e.g. D → G, C7 → F).
The Beatles' commonest harmony device is Borrowed chord, on 164 songs, ahead of Perfect cadence on 158.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
A→D
B→E
B7→E
B7→E, B7→E7
B7→E
G→C
A→D
G7→C, C7→F
D→G
A→D, E→A
C7→F
B→E
B7→E
B→E
B7→E7, B7→E
D→G
A7→D
D→G, G→C
G7→C
D→G, G→C
G7→C
B→E
A7→D
A→D
E7→A
B→E, C7→F
D→G
D→G, A7→D
E7→A
B→E, Baug→E, B6→E6
A→D
D→G
D7→G, D→G
A→D
E→A, E7→A
D→G
G7→C
D7→G, D→G
G7→C
E→A
E→A
B7→E, E7→A
D7→G
E7→A
A→D, D→G
C7→F
D→G
B7→E
G→C
D→G, D7→G
G→C
E→A
D7→G
E→A
C→Fm, C7→F
A→D
C♯7→F♯m
D7→G
G7→Cm, B♭7→E♭, C7→Fm
B7→E
A→D, F♯7→Bm
B7→E
D→G
E7→A
E7→A
B♭7→E♭
E→A
G♯7→C♯m
B7→Em
D→G
F7→B♭
F→B♭
F♯7→B
C→F, D→G
G→Cm, A→Dm
F→B♭, D→G
B7sus4→E
G→C
E→A
B→E
B→E, B7→E
G7→C
D7→G
G→C
A7→D6
A→D
E7→A7, E7→A
C7→F, C7→F7
E♭7→A♭, E♭→A♭, E♭→A♭m
G7→C
D7→G
B7→E7
C7→F
B→Em
A→D
E7→A
D7→G7
E7→A
A→D
F7→B♭, F→B♭
B♭→E♭, G→Cm
D→G, D7→G
E→A
E7→A7
D7→G
B→E
G7→C
D7sus4→G
G→C
E→Am, E→A
D→G
F♯7→Bm7
B7→E
B7→E
G7→C7
G7→C
E→A
E7→A
G7→C, E7→Am
B13→E6
E7→A
B→E, E→A
E7→Am7, Aaug→Dm
A9→D, A→D
G7→C
E7→Am, G7→C, E→A
B7→E
Asus4→D, A→D, A6→D
A7→Dm7
A7→D
A→D, A7→D
F♯→B
E→A
E7→Am, E→Am
B♭7→E♭
A7→D
E→A, E7→A, G7→C
B♭→E♭
E7→Am
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Book
All the Songs
Margotin & Guesdon
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The Beatles: Complete Scores
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